Penn Township approves budget with no tax increase

12/24/2014 11:53AM
● By Randy

By Nancy Johnson

Correspondent

At their Dec. 10 meeting, the Penn
Township Board of Supervisors approved a 2015 budget with no tax
increase. This is the 18th straight year in which residents saw no
tax increase -- a point of pride with township officials.

Looking at their goals for the upcoming
year, the supervisors formalized the start of revising the township’s
zoning and subdivision ordinances to eliminate numerous
contradictions. They expect this project to take about a year and a
half to complete.

In anticipation of the extra work that
will result, the supervisors agreed to revise their meeting schedule
to add a second meeting in January, February, March, April,
September, and October.

McCormick Taylor, the engineers for the
township, completed a concept drawing for improving the highly
congested Route 796 and Baltimore Pike intersection. The drawing was
requested by PennDOT since Penn is seeking a grant for the project.
Supervisors chairman Curtis Mason noted that both State Rep. John
Lawrence and State Sen. Andy Dinniman are actively working on funding
for the extensive intersection redesign.

In other business, the supervisors
approved a change to the Jennersville Medical Building project
currently under way adjacent to the routes 1 and 796 intersection.
The third floor community room planned for the building will be
eliminated due to concerns about soil stability supporting the
weight.